{"id":832,"date":"2020-09-10T19:30:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T19:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jedidjahjulianoomen.nl\/?page_id=832"},"modified":"2026-05-05T02:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T02:39:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jedidjahjulianoomen.nl\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized is-style-rounded wp-duotone-rgba1410184073-rgba21725564045-1\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jedidjahjulianoomen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dutch-Media-Week1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-918\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a British Columbia-based <strong>Director<\/strong>, <strong>Narrative Experience Designer<\/strong> and <strong>Writer<\/strong> with a background in multidisciplinary theatre, film, XR and videogames.<br><br>My work has been featured at many international film- and game festivals, and received multiple awards and nominations. I&#8217;m currently developing site specific work for small audiences, but I&#8217;ve done &#8216;big&#8217; as well; from producing musical stadium events to developing games for international broadcasters.<br>In video games, I worked on nearly 20 games from mobile to AA+, mainly in lead roles. I am used to managing teams both remote as well as in office, and have worked with large stakeholders like CBS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I often work with companies, visual artists and theatre professionals who are pivoting into VR or immersive- and technology-based productions. I also published a case study on the use of narrative design in theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next to all of this, I&#8217;m an advisor for the Flemish Gamefund, expert for the Creative Media programme of the European Union and part of the Arts Advisory Council Capital Regional District (BC, Canada). I&#8217;m also a BAFTA member and was part of the narrative jury for the Game BAFTAs 2025.<br><br><strong><em>Got a project that needs some narrative direction? Looking for new digital or spatial ways to tell your story? Let me know!<\/em><\/strong> <em>All contact links can be found top right. <\/em><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Festival selections:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-7 wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" data-id=\"2350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jedidjahjulianoomen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fivars_laurels_2025_black_w_alpha.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jedidjahjulianoomen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fivars_laurels_2025_black_w_alpha.png 2100w, https:\/\/www.jedidjahjulianoomen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fivars_laurels_2025_black_w_alpha-300x214.png 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.jedidjahjulianoomen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PEGASES-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2241\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">French Game Awards 2020 &amp; 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded wp-duotone-grayscale\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"866\" height=\"650\" data-id=\"2229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jedidjahjulianoomen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/the-game-awards8373.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jedidjahjulianoomen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/the-game-awards8373.jpg 866w, https:\/\/www.jedidjahjulianoomen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/the-game-awards8373-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jedidjahjulianoomen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/the-game-awards8373-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Game Awards 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